Historical novels

From Hafsah Faizal, New York Times-bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, comes A Tempest of Tea – an intoxicating brew of vampires, secrets and romance, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows.'A riveting page-turner, A Tempest of Tea is brewed to perfection' – Rebecca Ross, bestselling author...

POINT OF NO RETURN! After failing in their quest to capture the treacherous Xu Shuanglin, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning pursue him to the impenetrable Mount Jiao, accompanied by the noble Nangong Si and the leaders of the cultivation realm’s great sects. There, they find the ancestral tomb of Rufeng...

Shen Zechuan is the eighth son of the traitorous Prince of Jianxing, a man who doomed his cities and people to destruction at the hands of the foreign enemy. As the only surviving member of his reviled line, Shen Zechuan is dragged to the capital in chains. He bears the...

Award-winning historian and journalist Tao Leigh Goffe investigates the Caribbean as a source of Western wealth and environmental exploitation. From the arrival of Columbus on Guanahaní, the Caribbean has suffered under Western exploitation, with sugarcane and other crops driving colonial abuse. In Dark Laboratory, Goffe explores the Caribbean’s role in...

Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous witchcraft.But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that...

In 1874, amid the haunting aftermath of the Civil War, twelve-year-old ConaLee finds herself the adult in her fractured family. Along with her mother, Eliza who hasn't spoken in over a year ConaLee embarks on a difficult journey to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. Arriving at the asylum,...

Clouds Over California is a Level 4 Penguin Reader, ideal for A2+ learners (Pre-Intermediate) on the CEFR scale. The story follows eleven-year-old Stevie as her life changes when her older cousin comes to stay. Set against the backdrop of the 1970s, it explores significant events in the United States that...

Ashes in the Snow is a Level 5 Penguin Reader, ideal for B1 learners (Intermediate) on the CEFR scale. Follow the heart-wrenching journey of 15-year-old Lina Vilkas, who is taken from her home in Lithuania along with her mother and younger brother. Using her love for art, Lina struggles to...

DAWN OF A NEW ERAWith the Wolf King in the north defeated, Great Liang turns its full attention to the war’s southern front, where the Westerners have occupied the fertile land of Jiangnan. Gu Yun races south to lead Great Liang’s fledgling navy, while Chang Geng is recalled to the...

PLAYING KOI! Li Yu is settling into life in the lap of luxury as Prince Jing’s spoiled pet, especially now that he can turn back into a human once a day. Prince Jing seems infatuated with Li Yu’s human form, and romance begins to swell between the two men. Yet...

A FINE KETTLE OF FISH When Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne....

Robin Loxleigh and his sister Marianne are the hit of the Season, so attractive and delightful that nobody looks behind their pretty faces. Until Robin sets his sights on Sir John Hartlebury's heiress niece. The notoriously graceless baronet isn't impressed by good looks or fooled by false charm. He's sure...

CALM BEFORE THE STORM! After two lifetimes of misunderstandings, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning have at last opened their hearts to one another. Mo Ran is determined to treat Chu Wanning with all the devotion his teacher deserves, but Chu Wanning has his doubts: has Mo Ran truly turned his...

The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. 'The thing about books,' she said 'is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.' On a quiet...

‘She’s going to be a huge writing star’ Sara Cox on BBC2’s Between the Covers ‘From the moment I started reading it there was a sense of spirit, fire, energy and vitality’ Sophie Duker on BBC2’s Between the CoversKATE, 2019Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward...

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from...

1928, ParisA boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. Gentle, precocious, talented, he flourishes in his new home, and the family show him a life he hadn’t dreamed possible. But he refuses to speak a word about who is really is.As he grows into...

KNOW THINE ENEMY! After a passionate night together, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next morning as enemies. A new emperor has ascended the throne, and the court is in flux. Power and position are in reach for anyone who dares to grasp them—and Shen Zechuan will stop at...

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS: THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIREStanding like a colossus over the city is Pericles:politician, general, architect of the city’s fortunes.Yet some look on jewels with envy.Forever a threat from the south,Sparta will not kneel to its rival.From their ranks rises a young boy– ruthless, courageous, hungry.Soon...

One of the most anticipated novels of the year - the captivating and powerful untelling of Romeo & Juliet... Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but...

Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally transports us into the life of John Mitchel, one of the most controversial figures of the fight for Irish independence. Bringing us on a vivid, page-turning odyssey from Mitchel's revolutionary origins in the depths of the Great Famine, through exile and a troubling political evolution,...

THE MANHUA ADAPTATION OF THE NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLING SERIES CONTINUES AS WEI WUXIAN EXPERIENCES THE TRAGIC TALE BEHIND A GHOSTLY HAUNTING! To escape the villainous scheming of Xue Yang, A-Qing is determined to flee, and take her companion Xiao Xingchen along with her. But Xiao Xingchen cannot shake his sense of...

In this final book (Volume 3), read the conclusion to this modern fantasy about gods, ghosts, and supernatural investigations from blockbuster author Priest (Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang).When a mysterious illness knocks Zhao Yunlan off his feet, he enjoys being doted on by Shen Wei—until he discovers a grim...

A swoon-worthy LGBTQ regency rom-com perfect for fans of Heartstopper and all things Austen.    George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family estate, and the feelings for their best friend, Eleanor, have become more complicated than ever. Not to mention, if anyone found out they were secretly dressing in men’s clothes,...

A HAUNTING IN THE DESERT! Rival investigators Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao embark on a diplomatic journey westward, hoping to build a key alliance that will stand against the power-hungry Eastern Khaganate. But they get more than they bargained for when they stop to rest at the oasis city of...

Summer 1914, on the brink of war. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley, a clever and reckless aristocrat, is embroiled in a passionate affair with Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age. As Asquith hesitates to lead Britain into war with Germany, he shares the most...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix.“We are one...

ECHOES OF A SHATTERED PAST! Gu Mang has emerged from the Time Mirror a changed man. With his shattered memories recovered, he sets out to distance himself once more from his erstwhile lover, Mo Xi. In turn, Mo Xi finds himself powerless against a Gu Mang who is both so familiar...

A LIFETIME TOGETHER! Now that Mo Xi has uncovered the truth after eight long years, he and Gu Mang finally have a chance to clear away the lies of the past. Both know the moments they share are destined to be fleeting. Despite his efforts to remain lucid, Gu Mang’s memories...

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris, comes a phenomenal novel of resilience and survival based on a true story.   In 1942, as Singapore falls to the Japanese Army, English musician Norah Chambers sends her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship, desperately trying to keep her...